SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco Giants third baseman Casey Schmitt left Monday night's game against the Milwaukee Brewers in the bottom of the second inning due to an apparent leg injury.
Schmitt appeared to hurt his left leg after rounding first base following a single to right field. He showed discomfort and was grasping at his lower left leg after the play.
Schmitt was able to walk off the field on his own power, limping with a trainer at his side as he left the game. Schmitt was replaced by backup Christian Koss.
Schmitt is hitting .271 with 21 home runs and 55 RBIs, all career bests.
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San Francisco Giants' Casey Schmitt, left, walks off the field with an injury accompanied by athletic trainer Dave Groeschner, right, during the second inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers in San Francisco, Monday, July 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)
NEW YORK (AP) — Francisco Lindor homered twice and tripled off the top of the fence, driving in six runs as the New York Mets pulled away for a 14-3 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Monday night.
Marcus Semien hit a long two-run homer that snapped a 3-all tie in the sixth inning. Tyrone Taylor extended his tear at the plate with a three-run drive in the seventh as the last-place Mets (45-62) matched a season high with 19 hits and hammered a first-place opponent for the second consecutive day.
Taylor and Semien each had a three-run homer Sunday, when New York beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-3.
Lindor, Semien, Taylor, Bo Bichette and rookie A.J. Ewing all had three hits as the Mets, minus injured slugger Juan Soto, scored double-digit runs for the 10th time this season.
Rookie starter Zac Thornton (2-1) allowed three runs and six hits in 6 1/3 innings. The left-hander struck out five and walked one in his fifth big league outing.
Lindor hit an RBI triple off the top of the right-field wall and a two-run homer to left in his first two at-bats against Atlanta starter Martín Pérez. The star shortstop then gave the Mets their final three runs with a towering drive into the left-field seats off reliever Connor Thomas (0-1) to cap a five-run eighth.
It was Lindor’s 23rd career multihomer game and first since Aug. 15 last year against Seattle. The switch-hitter had six RBIs for the fourth time and first since April 14, 2023. It was the first time he's had two homers and a triple in one game.
Ozzie Albies hit a tying homer for the Braves in the fourth and drove in all three of their runs.
Atlanta star Ronald Acuña Jr. returned to the lineup after missing 37 games with a strained left hamstring and went 1 for 4 with two strikeouts.
Pérez yielded three runs and eight hits in five innings. Thomas was tagged for 11 runs and 10 hits in 2 2/3 innings, and Atlanta used infielder Jorge Mateo on the mound to finish the eighth.
Atlanta LHP Chris Sale (11-6, 2.19 ERA) opposes New York RHP Christian Scott (3-2, 3.13) on Tuesday night.
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New York Mets' Francisco Lindor (12) celebrates with teammates after hitting a two-run home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves Monday, July 27, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
New York Mets' Tyrone Taylor (28) celebrates with teammates Jared Young (29) and Francisco Alvarez (4) after hitting a three-run home run during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves Monday, July 27, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
New York Mets' Tyrone Taylor hits a three-run home run during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves Monday, July 27, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
New York Mets' Marcus Semien (10) celebrates with Tyrone Taylor (28) after hitting a two-run home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game Monday, July 27, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
New York Mets third base coach Tim Leiper, left, celebrates with Francisco Lindor as he runs the bases after hitting a three-run home run during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves Monday, July 27, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
